The Eat This Podcast with Dr. Alan Desmond

Dr Alan Desmond
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Whether you're curious about healthy eating, the science behind nutrition and gut health, or how to live a happier and more fulfilling life, the Eat This Podcast with Dr Alan Desmond will inspire you with evidence-based insights and real-life stories.In each episode, gut health specialist and bestselling author Dr. Alan Desmond interviews doctors, dieticians, researchers and public figures, sharing expert advice on how to eat and live for optimal health and happiness.   Tune in for positive conversations about the food we eat and the lives we lead. 

  1. What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About Food: Exclusive Audiobook Preview - Heart Health

    4h ago ·  Bonus

    What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About Food: Exclusive Audiobook Preview - Heart Health

    “The most powerful tool we have to transform our health isn’t a high-tech prescription or the latest online wellness trend. It’s the food on our plate.” That’s the message at the heart of my brand-new book, What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About Food, available now in audiobook and hardback. In today’s episode, I’m sharing an exclusive preview from the audiobook: an extract from the chapter on heart health, exploring how food can help prevent our number one killer. So, what are doctors not telling us about food? Far too much. In What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About Food, I'll guide you through fifteen conversations I wish every doctor had the time and confidence to have with their patients. Conversations that cut through the online confusion about food and health, and show just how powerful our daily food choices can be. Regular listeners of this podcast will also recognise some familiar voices throughout the book, with contributions from many former guests and friends of the show, including Dr Neal Barnard, Dr Dean and Dr Ayesha Sherzai, Stephen and David Flynn from The Happy Pear, and Ian and Henry from BOSH! Let’s jump in! Order my new book: “What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About Food” Amazon UK Waterstones UK  Easons Ireland Barnes & Noble US (release date July 14) US Australia and New Zealand Updates and free guide "Build Your Healthy Plate" Join the mailing list Connect with Dr Alan Desmond  Instagram Threads  Sponsored by Linwoods Healthfoods: Shop with 15% discount

    23 min
  2. Why BOSH! Are Focusing on Health and Longevity - Bonus Episode Live at Vegan Camp Out.

    09/15/2025 ·  Bonus

    Why BOSH! Are Focusing on Health and Longevity - Bonus Episode Live at Vegan Camp Out.

    In this live festival bonus episode, I sit down with Henry Firth and Ian Theasby, the duo behind BOSH!, one of the most influential forces in the plant-based movement. For nearly a decade, the BOSH! boys have inspired millions with indulgent plant-based comfort food, bestselling cookbooks, and viral videos. But now, as dads in their 40s, they’re shifting focus towards health, balance, and longevity. We cover: - Why their Healthy Vegan cookbook became such a hit - Ian’s journey from marathon to ultramarathon - Henry’s fitness transformation - How parenthood reshaped their approach to food and family meals - Finding balance with the 80/20 rule - Their exciting new range of affordable, high-protein, high-fibre plant-based meals - The responsibility they feel influencing how millions of people eat Recorded live in a buzzing festival tent, this is an energetic and inspiring conversation about how two pioneers of plant-based cooking are evolving for the next decade - and how their mission to make plant-based eating mainstream, healthy, and accessible is stronger than ever. Follow BOSH! on Instagram and YouTube or visit bosh.tv to learn more about their books, recipes, and upcoming supermarket range. Follow Ian’s running adventures here. Books mentioned in this episode: Healthy Vegan by BOSH! The Plant-Based Diet Revolution by Dr. Alan Desmond The Plant-Based Athlete by Matt Frazier & Robert Cheeke Recipes for Happiness by The Happy Pear Order my new book: “What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About Food” Amazon UK Waterstones UK  Easons Ireland Barnes & Noble US (release date July 14) US Australia and New Zealand Updates and free guide "Build Your Healthy Plate" Join the mailing list Connect with Dr Alan Desmond  Instagram Threads  Sponsored by Linwoods Healthfoods: Shop with 15% discount

    23 min
  3. Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Ten “Food Rules” for People Living with IBD

    07/14/2025

    Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Ten “Food Rules” for People Living with IBD

    "Every patient with IBD asks about food — they deserve evidence-based answers". In this final episode of Season One, I’m diving into the conditions that first sparked my passion for gut health more than 20 years ago — Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, collectively known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). As a Consultant Gastroenterologist, I work with people living with IBD every day. And I’ve learned that one of the most common —  questions that patients ask is deceptively simple: What should I eat? In this episode, I unpack what the science actually says about food and IBD. I explore: How diet and lifestyle — not just genetics — play a major role in IBD development and progressionThe foods and dietary patterns that are associated with lower inflammation and better outcomesThe research that’s convinced me every person with IBD deserves education and support around dietThe 10 food rules I share with my patients living with Crohn’s and colitisThe evidence behind plant-based diets, Mediterranean diets, and specific dietary patterns for IBDWhat the latest clinical guidelines from the US, Europe, and UK are — and aren’t — saying about dietI also share the resources I recommend most often in clinic to help people with IBD take action and build an evidence-based dietary pattern to help maximise their gut health and overall well-being. If you’re are interested in learning exactly how diet effects gut health and overall wellbeing - especially if you or a loved one is living with ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease - this episode is for you! Resources I mention in this episode: You can download the full slide deck I used while preparing this episode — complete with citations and references — at www.alandesmond.com/ibd Canada’s Food GuideThe Plant-Based Crohn’s and Colitis Cookbook by Helena Rose MurphyNutritional Therapy for IBDCase report and review of the evidence published by Dr Alan Desmond with Dr Neal Barnard and colleagues.Order my new book: “What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About Food” Amazon UK Waterstones UK  Easons Ireland Barnes & Noble US (release date July 14) US Australia and New Zealand Updates and free guide "Build Your Healthy Plate" Join the mailing list Connect with Dr Alan Desmond  Instagram Threads  Sponsored by Linwoods Healthfoods: Shop with 15% discount

    1h 3m
  4. Secrets of the World’s Longest-Lived and Happiest People — with Blue Zones Expert Dan Buettner

    06/30/2025

    Secrets of the World’s Longest-Lived and Happiest People — with Blue Zones Expert Dan Buettner

    'Longevity isn’t just extra years — it’s extra good years. The longer you live in a Blue Zone, the fewer unhealthy years you endure' Today's conversation is with explorer, author, and National Geographic Fellow Dan Buettner, the man who brought us the concept of the Blue Zones — those remarkable places where people live longer, healthier lives than almost anywhere else on Earth. In this conversation, you’ll hear why a long life is more about your environment than your willpower, how food, purpose, movement, and community shape your health, and why changing your surroundings works better than relying on motivation alone. And of course, we touch on a few fun extras — including the truth about coffee in the Blue Zones. We share a few laughs, discuss the role of a Blue Zones microbiome science and more:  The 5 pillars of every Blue Zone dietWhy living longer also means living healthierHow purpose and social connection add years to your lifeWhy diets fail but environments succeedSimple, powerful lifestyle shifts you can make todayBooks by Dan Buettner: The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100The Blue Zones Challenge: A 4-Week Plan for a Longer, Better LifeLearn more at: www.bluezones.com Follow Dan on Instagram: @danbuettner Order my new book: “What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About Food” Amazon UK Waterstones UK  Easons Ireland Barnes & Noble US (release date July 14) US Australia and New Zealand Updates and free guide "Build Your Healthy Plate" Join the mailing list Connect with Dr Alan Desmond  Instagram Threads  Sponsored by Linwoods Healthfoods: Shop with 15% discount

    34 min
  5. The Diet and Lifestyle Habits that Prevent Dementia - with Doctors Dean & Ayesha Sherzai.

    06/23/2025

    The Diet and Lifestyle Habits that Prevent Dementia - with Doctors Dean & Ayesha Sherzai.

    'Dementia is not inevitable. We can live a cognitively vibrant life by focusing on our lifestyle- especially food'. Today’s guests are Dr Dean Sherzai and Dr Ayesha Sherzai — an inspiring husband-and-wife team — neurologists, researchers, and authors who have dedicated their careers to preventing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia through evidence-based lifestyle change. Today, over 55 million people live with dementia worldwide, and that number is expected to triple by 2050. But the Sherzai's are here with a powerful message: Dementia is not inevitable. Most cases can be prevented through evidence-based diet and lifestyle practices. And it's never too early to begin planning for a memorable life. In this episode, they share practical insights on how to protect your brain health, what they’ve learned working in Loma Linda — America’s only true Blue Zone — and the simple steps we can all take to improve our cognitive health today. Connect with Dean and Ayesha online:  Instagram, YouTube, and explore their free resources at thebraindocs.com.  Grab a copy of Dean and Ayesha’s extraordinary books: The Alzheimer’s Solution and The 30-Day Alzheimer’s Solution — packed with practical guidance, inspiring science, and delicious recipes to support your brain health.  Order my new book: “What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About Food” Amazon UK Waterstones UK  Easons Ireland Barnes & Noble US (release date July 14) US Australia and New Zealand Updates and free guide "Build Your Healthy Plate" Join the mailing list Connect with Dr Alan Desmond  Instagram Threads  Sponsored by Linwoods Healthfoods: Shop with 15% discount

    39 min
  6. From Popstar Fame to Plant Power - A Journey of Resilience, Sobriety & Self-Discovery with Suzanne Shaw

    06/16/2025

    From Popstar Fame to Plant Power - A Journey of Resilience, Sobriety & Self-Discovery with Suzanne Shaw

    ‘Our very first gig as a pop band was the Brit Awards — the entire music industry booed us. It was terrifying. I was 19 years old.’ In this powerful and deeply honest episode, I’m joined by actor, singer, and mental health advocate Suzanne Shaw. Suzanne first rose to fame in 2001 as a member of Hear’Say, the pop group formed through the reality TV show Popstars. Suzanne shares her extraordinary story - from the highs of early success to the lows of burnout, public scrutiny, postnatal depression, grief, and alcohol dependency. In a candid and wide-ranging conversation, Suzanne talks about: How early fame impacted her mental healthBecoming a single mum while performing in the West EndHer decision to quit alcohol and reclaim her confidenceGoing plant-based and discovering the joy of ultra-runningThe tools she uses daily to stay grounded and wellHer mission to help others through the Dare to Succeed communityNow five years sober, thriving on a plant-based lifestyle, and running ultra-marathons, Suzanne is a shining example of resilience, transformation, and purpose. This is one of our most moving and inspiring episodes to date -  and the only episode that will feature an encounter with Sir Elton John. Connect with Suzanne: Instagram  Tik Tok  LinkedIn Join Suzanne's Dare To Succeed Community: suzanneshawofficial.co.uk Order my new book: “What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About Food” Amazon UK Waterstones UK  Easons Ireland Barnes & Noble US (release date July 14) US Australia and New Zealand Updates and free guide "Build Your Healthy Plate" Join the mailing list Connect with Dr Alan Desmond  Instagram Threads  Sponsored by Linwoods Healthfoods: Shop with 15% discount

    46 min
  7. The Strategies You Need to Move Beyond IBS and Food Intolerances - with Dr. Will Bulsiewicz

    06/09/2025

    The Strategies You Need to Move Beyond IBS and Food Intolerances - with Dr. Will Bulsiewicz

    "Our healthcare system has failed to give people with food intolerances the help they deserve." Today, I’m joined by my friend and colleague Dr. Will Bulsiewicz—better known as Dr. B, The Gut Health MD,  board-certified Gastroenterologist, bestselling author of Fiber Fueled and The Fiber Fueled Cookbook, and U.S. Medical Director of the personalized nutrition company ZOE. Together, we dive deep into the misunderstood world of IBS, food intolerances, and how to reclaim your gut health—drawing on years of clinical experience and a shared passion for evidence-based, plant-powered healing. We discuss: Why traditional healthcare often fails people living with IBS and food-related intolerancesHow frustrated patients can finally break through and make lasting progressWhy adopting a plant-based diet can feel challengingThe G.R.O.W.T.H. strategy—Dr. B’s step-by-step, science-backed framework for rebuilding food toleranceHow Dr. B stays consistent with his own Fiber Fueled lifestyle, even when life gets hecticThis episode is full of practical tips, clinical insights, and real talk from two gastroenterologists who believe in the healing power of the food on our plates. Whether you’re navigating IBS yourself, supporting someone who is, or just want to better understand your gut—this conversation is for you. Buy The Fiber Fueled Cookbook by Dr. Will Bulsiewicz: Amazon UK | Amazon US Connect with Dr. Will Bulsiewicz on Instagram: @theguthealthmd Order my new book: “What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About Food” Amazon UK Waterstones UK  Easons Ireland Barnes & Noble US (release date July 14) US Australia and New Zealand Updates and free guide "Build Your Healthy Plate" Join the mailing list Connect with Dr Alan Desmond  Instagram Threads  Sponsored by Linwoods Healthfoods: Shop with 15% discount

    27 min
  8. 'Where Do You Get Your Protein?' Sophie Waplington On Strength, Confidence & Plant-Based Performance

    06/02/2025

    'Where Do You Get Your Protein?' Sophie Waplington On Strength, Confidence & Plant-Based Performance

    “You’ve Never Eaten Meat? How Are You Still Alive?”  Sophie Waplington has been fielding that question her whole life - today, she joins me to set the record straight. I sat down with Sophie - creator of Soph's Plant Kitchen, personal trainer, accomplished athlete, and high protein recipe creator - to talk food, fitness, and how she inspires her 1.4 million followers to build a healthy life rooted in confidence and abundance. We cover a lot: - The myth that plant-based diets lack protein (spoiler: they don’t) - What it really means to be protein-aware - Why tofu is a plant-powered secret weapon - How food and movement support mental and physical strength - The power of high-protein plant meals for performance and recovery - Why exercise is for everyone—no matter your age or fitness level Sophie shares her personal story with genuine honesty. I know you’re going to love this conversation! Join Sophie's 1.4 million followers: @sophsplantkitchen Get your copy of Sophie’s best-selling book: Soph's Plant Kitchen: Delicious high protein recipes to fuel you for life Order my new book: “What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About Food” Amazon UK Waterstones UK  Easons Ireland Barnes & Noble US (release date July 14) US Australia and New Zealand Updates and free guide "Build Your Healthy Plate" Join the mailing list Connect with Dr Alan Desmond  Instagram Threads  Sponsored by Linwoods Healthfoods: Shop with 15% discount

    47 min
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Whether you're curious about healthy eating, the science behind nutrition and gut health, or how to live a happier and more fulfilling life, the Eat This Podcast with Dr Alan Desmond will inspire you with evidence-based insights and real-life stories.In each episode, gut health specialist and bestselling author Dr. Alan Desmond interviews doctors, dieticians, researchers and public figures, sharing expert advice on how to eat and live for optimal health and happiness.   Tune in for positive conversations about the food we eat and the lives we lead. 

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